Posts From TWD Staff

15 December 2015, 01:10
While tracking daily steps or sleep cycles can lead to improved individual health, fitness trackers are only the first wave of wearable tech devices aimed at transforming healthcare. The wearables market is expected to swell to more than 160 million units shipped in 2020, and among the rising tide we can expect to see wearables aimed at aiding healthcare professionals as much as the individuals who wear them.

14 December 2015, 01:05
When it comes to malpractice, dermatologists lead what their colleagues might call a charmed existence. Among medical specialists, dermatologists face fewer lawsuits than all but a handful of their colleagues, and pay the least among their fellow specialists when they're sued.

10 December 2015, 01:54
Facebook Inc (FB.O) Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and his wife said on Tuesday they will give away 99 percent of their Facebook shares, currently worth about $45 billion, to a new charity in a letter addressed to their daughter, Max, who was born last week.

09 December 2015, 01:26
Makers of e-cigarettes claim their products are far safer than burnt tobacco products, but a study published Tuesday shows that may not always be true. The flavorings that make vaping so appealing are made using chemicals that can severely damage the lungs, a team at the Harvard School of Public Health found.

08 December 2015, 01:21
After a two year investigation, Ludlow doctor Fernando Jayma, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly over prescribing opioid medications, according to the Hampden County District Attorney’s office. Jayma is charged on 19 counts of false health care claims, and one felony count of larceny.

07 December 2015, 01:15
Financial advisors in a recent survey think now is the right time to allocate more assets to active managers, given low interest rates and low return expectations. Over the first nine months of the year, the two largest ETFs have sharply underperformed the average active manager, not to mention their own benchmarks.

04 December 2015, 19:43
Health and politics should never meet. But when they do (and they certainly have), you can be sure not only your well-being is at stake... but your money is on the line as well.

03 December 2015, 01:58
When it comes to life activities, the advice to "keep it simple" makes good sense. When it comes to saving money on your annual tax bill, however, that's often a difficult path to follow, as anyone who does tax returns for a living can attest.

02 December 2015, 16:28
While the financial well-being of physicians may seem healthy on the surface, nearly half fall short of recommended retirement savings rates, according to data from Fidelity. Many doctors appear to live financially comfortable lifestyles, yet their retirement savings are not all they should be.

01 December 2015, 02:52
On Tuesday, a Senate report found Gilead Sciences, which makes a cure for a fatal form of hepatitis, is more interested in profits than patients. The cure was invented under the leadership of a celebrated doctor in the Department of Veterans Affairs, but at $1,000 a pill, even the VA can't afford to save the lives of veterans who need it.

Consider the life of a chef on the road. Even when they’re not doing “research” for an upcoming project—trips that are essentially designed for overeating and drinking—they’re still likely seeking the best of what got them into the industry in the first place: damn good food.

The proliferation of low-cost airlines flying out of the U.S. means that it’s now possible to hop to Europe for as low as half the price charged by major carriers, the New York Times writes. But there’s always a trade-off — and it pays to comparison-shop, according to the publication.

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Chasing snake oil and fad gurus is harmless until your journey of personal discovery becomes a platform for prescribing therapies to complete strangers. Any reasonably diligent venture capital partner should be weighing the risks.

Shkreli — who famously insulted members of Congress earlier this year but refused to testify officially over his own decision to increase the price of a life-saving pill — is now hopping at the chance to defend generic drug manufacturer Mylan.
He may even have opened the door to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where he previously cited his Fifth Amendment's right to avoid incriminating himself.
"Any chance i can come through this time and actually testify?" he tweeted Thursday in a post directed at the committee's Democrats.
All of this now paves an unlikely new friendship between Shkreli and Mylan CEO Heather Bresch.
Heather Bresch created about $15 billion in value for Mylan in the seven years since she stepped up as president of the company. A big part of that value add came from her talent for repackaging off-the-shelf drugs into bona fide blockbusters.

Donald Trump is talking about Hillary Clinton’s health, as are two doctors who havenever evaluated Clinton. They have apparently diagnosed her with all kinds of ailments using the long disproven Fox-Drudge equation.
This attention on Clinton has renewed some interest in the letter Donald Trump released last year from his personal physician.

Even as doctors enter a medical field with more paying patients under the Affordable Care Act and unprecedented numbers of job opportunities, 25 percent of “newly trained physicians” would still choose another field if they could, according to a new analysis.